World War II

Students will review the people and events of World War 2 (WWII, WW2) by creating a timeline out of political cartoons. There is a 2 part written academic portion to this assignment for each cartoon followed by an opinion task. A selection of websites...

Students will read, analyze, and compare and contrast 5 D-Day accounts by answering 40 questions and analyzing 6 images according to 2 prompts. The accounts are from 2 American soldiers at Normandy, a French civilian, an American soldier who did not...

This WW2 (WWII) writing activity review asks students to take on the role of news reporter during the war and write a cumulative RAFT. Allowing for suspension of disbelief, the student is moved from unit to unit and must report on Pearl Harbor, the...

Students will play true, false, fix to review the events and people of WW2 (WWII) by reading 45 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the material. This is best done in pairs or triplets...

Students will read about the liberation of the concentration camp Majdanek during World War 2 from the perspective of a journalist and answer 10 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. Four websites have been included after the reading for students...

Students will read a passage on the Nuremberg Laws and anti-Semitism in Germany between the wars, a sample selection of the Nuremberg Laws and anti-Semitic measures, and answer 15 discussion questions. The reading passage and questions reference...

Students will learn about Truman's presidency and the start of the Cold War with this PowerPoint (you can also use it as a gallery walk) and note guide with comprehension tasks. The topics covered include containment, NSC-68, the Red Scare, the Fair...

Students will learn about, or review, the people and events that led to the start of WW2 (World War 2, WWII) by organizing 15 items on a timeline. They will complete 4 tasks for those items and extension tasks for 7 of the timeline items using provided...

Students will review the places and events of World War 2 (WW2, WWII) in Europe by completing these three maps. The first map has 10 tasks for students to complete related to the events and alliances of the war. The second map covers WW2 political...

Students will review what they learned about the people, events, battles, home front, conferences, and more of WWII (WW2) by making trading cards, cubes, or both! Both options balance academic requirements with personal choice and creativity. A teacher...

Students will learn more about art theft, looting, and recovery efforts by groups such as the Monuments Men during WW2 (WWII) with this PowerPoint and research project. This includes a 24 slide overview of the topic with a straightforward note guide if...

Students will learn more about the all African American female 6888th unit from WW2 (WWII, World War 2) who served in Europe from 1945-1946. This resource includes a 10 slide power point (also included as a PDF) and a 14 question note guide with creative...